Thoroughbreds and Saddlebreds

There were two mainly distinctive breeds developed in colonial America. One was the Narragansett pacer, which was an excellent saddle horse because of its fast, easy gait. The Narragansett was not a value for draft purposes, unlike the second main breed called the Conestoga horse. The Conestoga was developed in Pennsylvania and was noted for its massive size, its great amount of strength, and its almost unlimited endurance. Horses were also bred for racing which was a popular form of colonial diversion. Also, with the formation of roads, more and more horses were needed to use for travel.

First off when purchasing your horse you have to watch for proper balance. Balance is arguably the most important aspect when examining a horse since it is fundamental for both movement and performance, this is determined by the horse's bone structure.(Duberstein) Some aspects that play a role in determining the balance includes the horse's weight along with the proportions and angles of the body. A horse can be light weighted or heavy weighted and still balanced if its bone structure allows for equal distribution of that weight. Appropriate balance of a horse allows it to carry itself in a well mannered fashion.("Test Your Eye for Horse Conformation") Along with a horse's balance, structural correctness plays a major role in

Tack: (Gear for your horse) each area of the cowboy subculture has a certain type of saddle that they use. For instance Team roper’s saddles are heavier with a thicker horn in order to with stand the weight of the cow they rope, while Barrel Racers saddles are lighter with a narrow horn to allow for a better hold and less weight on their horse.

There are also several patterns. Some of them are dappled (pattern of rings) bay, black, or gray, chestnut or liver chestnut with a flaxen mane mane and tail, and surprisingly, being born a dark color and turning gray in the prime (this most often occurs in Arabians and Lipizzaners, and is not early aging, but merely a pattern). There are also many different markings a horse can have. Some occur on the face and some on the legs and the eel (or dorsal) stripe even appears on the back! Socks (white hair below the toe joint) and stockings (white hair below the ankle joint) are the most common leg markings. There are also tiger stripes, dark stripes on the legs. This is a very primitive marking, like the eel stripe and the colors dun and buckskin. Sometimes you can also see speckles of the horse's main color in socks or stockings. The hoof can have different markings, too, such as the blue (black) hoof, white hoof, and striped hoof (a mix of the two). There are also many facial markings. Some include blazes (long, wide stripe down the face), stripes (long, narrow stripe down the face), lanterns (completely white face), snips (small white mark on the nose), stars (small white mark on the forehead),

Horses are stunning creatures used across the world for centuries, and even in the Roman empire. In ancient Rome, horses were mainly used for chariots, hauling supplies, and light skirmishes. The Romans’ particular favorite breeds were Andalusians, Dales Ponies, Arabians, Camargues, and Galician Ponies. Rome learned about horses from Greeks and of how to best uses the different breeds also how to efficiently train them. Horses were chosen for their stable temperament, great stamina, resistance of extreme environments, and their ability to sustain depletion of food. Horses have aided in wars, and transportation, without these amazing creatures Rome would have not been so successful

For example, “English style horses tend to be taller and many are leggy, aiding their ability to travel over long distances at a variety of speeds as well as jump over a variety of obstacles” (Blocksdorf 2016). English horses are normally lighter and taller to give them an advantage over jumping fences and performing in cross country. Western horses and stockier and they tend to be shorter than English horses. “Western horses tend to be compact and capable of steady travel all day with small bursts of speed to chase stray cattle” (Blocksdorf 2016). Of course, a Quarter horse can participate in the English discipline, and a Dutch Warmblood could participate in reining, but those breeds are usually specifically bred for either English or Western disciplines.

Selection is based on previous performance including race record; pedigree and phenotype to which play an important role when evaluating racehorses with conformation which is subjective to opinion or experience (McIlwrath, 2004). Foals in the racing industry are purchased through auction sales and stud farms and are based on their conformation, way of going and pedigree although conformation criteria differs from foal to 2-3 year old through musculoskeletal changeability. What has to be considered is the sire or dam who have produced winning progeny and has made the most prize money through races ran (O 'Mara, 2015).

The horse (Equus ferus caballus)[2][3] is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.

Thoroughbreds have acquired a false stigma, similar to that of pitbull dogs, making them difficult to home. The thoroughbred is a flighty breed, they are designed to be fast and agile. These biological tendencies are reinforced after race training when they are taught only to gallop as fast as possible.

Percherons and quarter horses share several of the same jobs and a few different ones. Both Percherons and Quarter horses are used for dressage, jumping, and racing. Both breeds are also used for general riding. While Quarter horses are used for rodeos and hunting, Percherons are used for endurance riding. Although Quarter horses are used for

Percherons and quarter horses share several of the same jobs and a few different ones. Both Percherons and Quarter horses are used for dressage, jumping, and racing. Both breeds are also used for general riding. While Quarter horses are used for rodeos and hunting, Percherons are used for endurance riding. Although

The Thoroughbred is found in many of the same sports as the Quarter horse. The most commonly known sport that the Thoroughbred is found in today is horse racing. They have become the most raced breed in horse racing. They can go longer distances at fast speeds which the Quarter horse cannot do. There are many big races just for Thoroughbreds to race in now days and they are worth a lot of money when you win these races (Heintsberger,

It is known that English knights in the 12th century would race stallions and wager amongst themselves privately. During the 17 hundred horse-racing officially became a professional sport. From that point on breeding racing horses and bidding on horse racing rapidly expanded the sport’s popularity. In 1750 the Jockey Club was formed by racing Elites this club still regulates English racing today. Another fact about the Jockey Club is that the horses known as thoroughbreds are descendants of the original line of

The science behind evaluating racehorses is deciding which faults make a direct impact to the horse’s career. The requirements needed for a horse to succeed starts at the conformation of the foal/yearling. To which conformational faults are passed down from parents, however, faults may or may not have consequences to their racing career, and therefore different trainers/bloodstock agents may have different inceptions with regard to acceptable faults (TOBA, 2015).

Horses are incredible creatures that have shaped history around the globe. There are over 150 different breeds of horses that have countless skills. Between their extraordinary intelligence and obedience, horses have worked at the mercy of humans for many different reasons. Their expertise ranges from being one of the fastest modes of transportation on land, to helping fight in wars, herd cattle and even serve as a source of recreation or sport (Duren). Horses have been present throughout all of history up until present day specifically in religions or cultures, war, and their uses in modern times.